Best History Museums Spot List

The Kyoto National Museum houses many artworks and cultural properties of Kyoto dating from the Heian period (794-1185) to the Edo period (1603-1868).

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

The building and the interior itself are the display! Experience Kyoto's elegance

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

Discover Tohoku history and culture

An octagonal, three-story western-style home in Maiko Park

An introduction to the history of Hyogo from all angles

A classical red brick building

Hokkaido's oldest museum of Ainu culture, with exhibits featuring lifestyle objects and clothing

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

Fukumatsu Tanaka, the ”Herring Magnate” leader of a fisherman's union, built this lodge in Tomari-mura. Displays include implements related to the herring industry

This museum was once a ferry that connected Japan's main island to Hokkaido

Once a storehouse, now a museum showcasing Otaru's history and nature

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

Discover the history of a beer dating back to Hokkaido's frontier age

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

Reproduces the streets of Fukagawa Saga-cho in the Edo Period so visitors can see the scene and lifestyle of that period.

This is one of the three greatest commemorative ships in the world. It has been preserved as a symbol of the nation’s pride that attained the victory in the naval battle for defending national independence.